John Zielinski:
CLASS OF 1974
Thornton Fractional North High SchoolClass of 1974
Calumet city, IL
DePaul University - MusicClass of 1979
Chicago, IL
St. Victor SchoolClass of 1970
Calumet city, IL
John's Story
Life
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I am a composer, instrumentalist, and vocalist living in metropolitan Chicago. I received my B.Mus. in composition from DePaul University in 1979.
My compositions include works for soloists, chamber and rock ensembles, electronics and film. I've also arranged for musical theater.
As a performer, I've appeared as a member of chamber, rock, and jazz groups, both in concert and on recordings. I was an original member of the Kamikaze Horns, and have backed artists such as Little Anthony, Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon, Lou Christie, Danny and the Juniors, The Del Vikings, The Diamonds, The Drifters, Leslie Gore, Bobby Lewis, The Platters, Del Shannon, and The Shirelles.
Along the way my activities have also included providing private education in music theory, electronic music, and saxophone. Some of my writings on music and music-technology related topics have appeared in Billboard and International Musician.
Oh, yeah. I've also had a parallel career as a software systems architect.
These days I'm a Software Solutions Arch...Expand for more
itect and Consulting Information Technology Specialist for IBM Rational Software where I support all aspects of business modeling, requirements management, analysis and design, legacy system modernization and transformation, and project management.
Since joining the software engineering industry in 1980, I've worked in all roles associated with the software development life cycle, including project management, software systems architecture, technology assessment, application systems development, middleware design and development, systems programming, post-implementation operations support, performance evaluation and tuning, data administration, database administration, risk assessment and mitigation, methodology and process implementation and deployment, training, mentoring, and coaching.
My business domain experience includes retailing, logistics, market research, banking and financial services, securities, human resources, and (of course) music and entertainment. The organizations with which I've been involved range from members of the Fortune 10 through small, privately held companies.
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